Congress vote averts US government shutdown - BBC News

The Senate has agreed to vote for a $1.2tn package that will fund the US government.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AFP via Getty ImagesBy James GregoryBBC NewsThe US Senate has agreed a $1.2tn spending package that will fund the US government through September.

Legislators narrowly averted a partial shutdown of the government with minutes to go before a midnight deadline.

While votes on a series of amendments are expected to continue for several hours, the agreement means that there will be no lapse in funding to key government departments.

It should be ready to be signed by President Joe Biden on Saturday.

Democrat Senate majority leader Chuck Shumer said it had not been easy, but "our persistence has been worth it".

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